What 7 triples? Whose program are you talking about? Joannie doubled the sal in the 3T-2S seq. And she might have had another triple downgraded. That first lutz looked shaky.

But never mind Joannie, what happened to Rachael? I actually think this is one of her best LP so far in terms of presentation, choreography, and speed. But, um, what happened to her jumps? This is like an alternate universe we live in. Joannie goes back to her hesitant, inconsistent self, and Rachael lost her jump consistency...

I see your point, but this is still early in the season, and most of them are finding their groove.
Going by your comment, one would assume that these skaters have been in a rut for the entire year already.

cool costume
3lz-2t ok
2a-2a good
3lo v good
3f? good
3lz v. good
3lo-2a good
3something fine - i missed takeoff
and here comes the footwork, fab
energetic final spin, not spectacular positions but very good

that was very very good! a really appealing casual confident style all the way through. she pretty much nailed the program. it would have been nice to see more footwork flair interwoven with elements... outside of the big fw sequence, it was kinda sparse... but very enjoyable skating, better than her SP. she looked very relaxed.

3Lz-1t, 2A-2A, 3Lz, 3l, 3s,
Strange costume. Gives an impression that she forgot to take off this white cardi.It's hugely distracting.
Good step sequence. Like her smile. Program suits her but dress has to go. Or just take off the cardi. It was nice to dee her to pick little leaves of the flowers somebody throw on the ice. When will people learn!
117.14
176.66. Into 1st place. She is very happy! Well deserved!

Wow, great job, Akiko! The audience goes wild, totally clean program! And she's so sweet too. Not only beats Fumie by a large margin, but Joannie, too. At this rate, she will kick Mao off the Japanese Olympics team (and will deserve it, too).